State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon says the weather event usually means warmer and drier conditions, but might only last a few months.
A developing La Niña event in the Pacific Ocean could mean warmer and drier conditions for Texas in the next few months, said a Texas A&M University expert.
John Nielsen-Gammon, a regents professor at Texas A&M who also serves as state climatologist, said a La Niña event appears likely. A La Niña happens when cooler than normal temperatures occur across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. The results often mean less rain and warmer temperatures for the Southwest, where many areas have been hard hit by lingering drought conditions
“Right now, water surface temperatures are cooling off, but temperatures below the surface to about 750 feet deep are already a few degrees cooler than normal,” he said. “So a La Niña appears to be gearing up.
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